Bill Text: IL HB2993 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Park District Code. Provides that if a vacancy in the office of park district commissioner occurs with more than 28 months left in the term, but less than 123 days (now, 88 days) before the next regularly scheduled election for the office, the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold the office until the second regularly scheduled election for the office following the appointment, at which a member shall be elected to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-14 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0131 [HB2993 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB2993-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 097-0131
HB2993 Enrolled LRB097 08758 RLJ 48887 b
AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Park District Code is amended by changing
Section 2-25 as follows:
(70 ILCS 1205/2-25) (from Ch. 105, par. 2-25)
Sec. 2-25. Vacancies. Whenever any member of the governing
board of any park district (i) dies, (ii) resigns, (iii)
becomes under legal disability, (iv) ceases to be a legal voter
in the district, (v) is convicted of any infamous crime, (vi)
refuses or neglects to take his or her oath of office, (vii)
neglects to perform the duties of his or her office or attend
meetings of the board for the length of time as the board fixes
by ordinance, or (viii) for any other reason specified by law,
that office may be declared vacant. Vacancies shall be filled
by appointment by a majority of the remaining members of the
board. Any person so appointed shall hold his or her office
until the next regular election for this office, at which a
member shall be elected to fill the vacancy for the unexpired
term, subject to the following conditions:
(1) If the vacancy occurs with less than 28 months
remaining in the term, the person appointed to fill the
vacancy shall hold his or her office until the expiration

of the term for which he or she has been appointed, and no
election to fill the vacancy shall be held.
(2) If the vacancy occurs with more than 28 months left
in the term, but less than 123 88 days before the next
regularly scheduled election for this office, the person
appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold his or her office
until the second regularly scheduled election for the
office following the appointment, at which a member shall
be elected to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
(Source: P.A. 87-592.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.